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Game 26: MUST WIN DECEMBER GAME (Hawks @ Magic, 7:00 PM EST)

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Game 26: MUST WIN DECEMBER GAME (Hawks @ Magic, 7:00 PM EST) 

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Re: Game 26: MUST WIN DECEMBER GAME (Hawks @ Magic, 7:00 PM EST) 

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Re: Game 26: MUST WIN DECEMBER GAME (Hawks @ Magic, 7:00 PM EST) 

Post#3 » by PrimeThyme » Wed Dec 6, 2017 11:05 pm

*Sees Isaac is out again*


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Post#4 » by Bensational » Wed Dec 6, 2017 11:07 pm

1 game at a time. Win this, and we can get up to 11-15.

5 game win streak on the road to .500 ball!

The struggle for mediocrity is real.
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Post#5 » by thelead » Wed Dec 6, 2017 11:37 pm

Bensational wrote:1 game at a time. Win this, and we can get up to 11-15.

5 game win streak on the road to .500 ball!

The struggle for mediocrity is real.

This is my main problem with this team... struggling to be a .500 club is the worst kind of team.
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Re: Game 26: MUST WIN DECEMBER GAME (Hawks @ Magic, 7:00 PM EST) 

Post#6 » by Bensational » Wed Dec 6, 2017 11:45 pm

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Bensational wrote:1 game at a time. Win this, and we can get up to 11-15.

5 game win streak on the road to .500 ball!

The struggle for mediocrity is real.

This is my main problem with this team... struggling to be a .500 club is the worst kind of team.


Yeah, it is, but it's also a necessary part of the development process. Boston went through it. Washington went through it. Milwaukee went through it.

As long as we're seeing growth and development from our guys who will likely be the building blocks for the future (Gordon + Isaac), then we're doing ok.
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Re: Game 26: MUST WIN DECEMBER GAME (Hawks @ Magic, 7:00 PM EST) 

Post#7 » by PrimeThyme » Wed Dec 6, 2017 11:59 pm

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Bensational wrote:1 game at a time. Win this, and we can get up to 11-15.

5 game win streak on the road to .500 ball!

The struggle for mediocrity is real.

This is my main problem with this team... struggling to be a .500 club is the worst kind of team.


Yeah, it is, but it's also a necessary part of the development process. Boston went through it. Washington went through it. Milwaukee went through it.

As long as we're seeing growth and development from our guys who will likely be the building blocks for the future (Gordon + Isaac), then we're doing ok.

I see what you're saying but this team as it currently stands doesn't have anywhere close to the upside any of those teams you listed had. I dont really see the benefit of finishing 11th in the lottery again. I wish we would just stop delaying the inevitable and ship Vuc, Fournier, etc out of town and try to bottom out.
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Post#8 » by FFBlitzace » Thu Dec 7, 2017 12:02 am

"Southeast Division rivals."

Yeah, we're really dukin it out for that bottom spot.
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Post#9 » by MagicStarwipe » Thu Dec 7, 2017 12:03 am

Elfrid has been pretty solid lately. His play is definitely not the problem. But I've accepted that this boards relationship with him just is what it is.
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Post#10 » by FFBlitzace » Thu Dec 7, 2017 12:06 am

Mario will make a shot tonight. I wouldn't say it if it wasn't true. Have I ever been wrong about Mario predictions before?
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Post#11 » by MagicStarwipe » Thu Dec 7, 2017 12:08 am

Lakeland Magic are over .500. Maybe they should start broadcasting their games instead.
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Post#12 » by Howard Mass » Thu Dec 7, 2017 12:10 am

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Re: Game 26: MUST WIN DECEMBER GAME (Hawks @ Magic, 7:00 PM EST) 

Post#13 » by thelead » Thu Dec 7, 2017 12:15 am

Does it physically hurt our players to put a hand up on defense?
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Post#14 » by Orium » Thu Dec 7, 2017 12:15 am

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Re: Game 26: MUST WIN DECEMBER GAME (Hawks @ Magic, 7:00 PM EST) 

Post#15 » by bargnanimvp » Thu Dec 7, 2017 12:16 am

I'm guessing we win but in a way that leaves room for us to complain here
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Re: Game 26: MUST WIN DECEMBER GAME (Hawks @ Magic, 7:00 PM EST) 

Post#16 » by Bensational » Thu Dec 7, 2017 12:17 am

AG and EP have come out hard, pushing the pace and attacking the rim. That's a good way to start the game.
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Re: Game 26: MUST WIN DECEMBER GAME (Hawks @ Magic, 7:00 PM EST) 

Post#17 » by SOUL » Thu Dec 7, 2017 12:17 am

That guy asked for help from the crowd and it was silent both answers LMAO.
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Re: Game 26: MUST WIN DECEMBER GAME (Hawks @ Magic, 7:00 PM EST) 

Post#18 » by Bensational » Thu Dec 7, 2017 12:20 am

My league pass feed keeps cutting out for some reason.
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Re: Game 26: MUST WIN DECEMBER GAME (Hawks @ Magic, 7:00 PM EST) 

Post#19 » by thelead » Thu Dec 7, 2017 12:21 am

MagicStarwipe wrote:Elfrid has been pretty solid lately. His play is definitely not the problem. But I've accepted that this boards relationship with him just is what it is.

Elf is solid but his inability to develop a 3pt shot has relegated him to 2nd string material. Even in this game, he's being left wide open and it kills the flow of our offense because that should be a high percentage shot for a starting pg in this era.
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Re: Game 26: MUST WIN DECEMBER GAME (Hawks @ Magic, 7:00 PM EST) 

Post#20 » by MagicFan101 » Thu Dec 7, 2017 12:21 am

bargnanimvp wrote:I'm guessing we win but in a way that leaves room for us to complain here


Around here? You could replace the first half of that statement with “I’m guessing we win the NBA championship” and the rest the follows would continue to be true.

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